diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
index d2e191ee0704..6bfed633343a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c
@@ -3752,7 +3752,7 @@ mlx5e_clone_flow_attr_for_post_act(struct mlx5_flow_attr *attr,
 	parse_attr->filter_dev = attr->parse_attr->filter_dev;
 	attr2->action = 0;
 	attr2->counter = NULL;
-	attr->tc_act_cookies_count = 0;
+	attr2->tc_act_cookies_count = 0;
 	attr2->flags = 0;
 	attr2->parse_attr = parse_attr;
 	attr2->dest_chain = 0;